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A Fort Worth Fire/EMS ambulance was stolen and led Texas DPS troopers on a pursuit through Austin on I-35; the driver rammed other vehicles, and after a PIT maneuver failed, a trooper fired, with the driver dying at the scene and the I-35 upper deck shut down during the investigation.
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper fatally shot the driver of a stolen Fort Worth Fire/EMS ambulance after a morning pursuit on I-35, with authorities shutting the upper deck of the highway as the incident is investigated.
At a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting about cutting voting sites for the November midterms, Lon Burnam was arrested and escorted out as deputies cleared the chamber amid protests; the plan would reduce day-of voting sites from 316 to 176 and early-voting sites from 50 to 42, drawing chants and criticism from attendees.
Kay Granger, a trailblazing Texas Republican who was Fort Worth’s first female mayor and spent 14 terms in Congress, rose to become the first woman from her party to chair the House Appropriations Committee, and died at 83.
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas elected to the U.S. House and longtime chair of the House Appropriations Committee, dies at 83 after a career spanning Fort Worth mayoral leadership to national budget influence.
Former Rep. Kay Granger, a trailblazer who became Fort Worth's first female mayor, the first Texas Republican woman in the U.S. House, and longtime chair of the House Appropriations Committee, died at 83; colleagues praised her barrier-breaking career, and she retired in January 2025 due to health issues and absences.
More than 400 defendants, including about 90 doctors, were charged in a nationwide healthcare-fraud takedown for over $6.5 billion in false claims; North Texas cases include Southlake's Dr. James Lou Carlisle Jr. and Desoto's Dr. Olubayo Idowu with nurse practitioner Vaughn Anthony Brozek, accused of taking kickbacks for medically unnecessary EEG testing, and Fort Worth cardiologist Dr. Jason Finkelstein charged in an $89 million cardiovascular-testing scheme that allegedly billed insurers falsely and was linked to the death of a student-athlete 24 days after testing.
Eight defendants convicted in a Texas Prairieland immigration center shooting and related protest were sentenced in federal court to multi-decade terms, including Benjamin Song with a 100-year sentence and Autumn Hill and Savanna Batten each receiving 50 years; others had pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists. The case highlights the severity of violence tied to immigration-center protests and could influence how protest-related violence is treated under federal charges.
A Fort Worth federal jury convicted eight people on terrorism charges tied to antifa for a July 2025 shooting outside the Prairieland Detention Center that wounded a police officer; one defendant was convicted of attempted murder. A ninth defendant was found guilty of concealing documents. Prosecutors argued the group carried out antifa-linked violence, while defense lawyers contended there were no antifa ties. The case tests First Amendment rights and how broadly protests can be criminalized as terrorism.
Buddhist monks from Fort Worth’s Historic Stop Six temple completed a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace to Washington, D.C., and returned to a festive homecoming in East Fort Worth with flowers, lion dances and cheers; the journey included a monk’s leg amputation after a car crash and Aloka the dog’s surgeries, drew millions online, and culminates with the temple’s gratitude-filled reception as it pushes forward with the Dhammacetiya expansion.
Fort Worth’s Buddhist monks who walked 2,300 miles for peace—and their dog Aloka—are welcomed back home with flowers, blessings and city recognition after a grueling cross-country trek that included a monk’s injury and cold weather.
Latino voters were pivotal in Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s 14-point upset in Texas Senate District 9, with majority-Hispanic precincts swinging an average 34 points toward him and about 79% of the Hispanic vote going to Rehmet (a 26-point gain from 2024). Across the district, roughly 83% of precincts shifted to Democrats since 2022. The results, in a seat GOP-leaning in 2022, have Democrats eyeing red-leaning districts with large Hispanic populations for November, as Rehmet and GOP challenger Leigh Wambsganss prepare a rematch.
Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss 57–43 in a Fort Worth-area Texas Senate runoff for District 9, a large, longtime GOP stronghold in Tarrant County. Despite Wambsganss’s fundraising lead, Donald Trump’s push to boost turnout didn’t swing the result, with early voting 56–44 for Rehmet and day‑of voting 58–42. The win stands as one of Democrats’ most significant special‑election performances and could energize hopes of flipping a Texas U.S. Senate seat, but analysts caution that special elections aren’t predictive and turnout was unusually low; statewide races remain a steep challenge for Democrats.
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate special election in a Fort Worth–area district, flipping a seat that Trump carried by 17 points in 2024. Backed by national groups including the DNC and VoteVets, the victory signals Democratic strength in certain GOP-leaning districts during special elections, though Rehmet will serve only until January and must win the November general election to secure a full four-year term as Republicans retain a comfortable Senate majority.
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Fort Worth-area Texas state Senate special election, flipping a seat long held by Republicans and signaling momentum for Democrats in local races; he defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by a wide margin with strong backing from national groups, though the district is redder than its county and the seat will only last until January 2027, requiring a November general election to secure a full four-year term.